Thousands of people have shared social media posts suggesting the air sensors are a “new form of control”.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Trump didn’t say he’ll prosecute Biden officials for 325,000 ‘missing’ kids, nor are they missing
"President Trump has announced a plan to prosecute the Biden administration for the 325,000 kids that went ‘missing’ into human trafficking & sex slavery during their open border policies.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, country singer Reba McEntire didn’t say drag queens shouldn’t be around kids
“Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.”
Full Fact→ Is milk from cows fed Bovaer safe?
The methane-reducing cow feed additive is considered safe by food safety authorities in the approved doses. And contrary to some claims online, Bill Gates was not involved in its development.
Full Fact→ Starmer’s ‘Plan For Change’: how we’re checking the government’s progress
The Prime Minister set out a series of pledges on the economy, policing, housing, education, energy and the NHS in a major speech at Pinewood Studios.
Health Feedback→ Bleaching agent chlorine dioxide is toxic, isn’t cure for autism
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in September 2024 claimed that chlorine dioxide cures autism and tumors. It received more than 195,000 views at the time of writing. The reel was an extract of a January 2024 episode from the podcast Digital Social Hour
The Dispatch→ What Just Happened in South Korea?
‘It’s an astonishing act of political self-jiu jitsu.’
The Dispatch→ Back From India
Eastbound and down.
The Dispatch→ What’s an Invasion?
Sarah, a 'government gangster'?
The Dispatch→ With an Eye on 2026, Republicans Weigh Support for Patel
Trump’s controversial choice to take over as FBI director puts swing-state legislators in a bind.
The Dispatch→ The Catch-22 of Big Tech Antitrust
The very factors that make tech companies targets are also what make them valuable to consumers.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Is Fighting an Imaginary Enemy
The Deep State is just a myth.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trudeau’s Visit To Mar-A-Lago In November 2024 Does NOT Prove Trump Was Barred From Entering Canada For Felony Conviction At The Time
Did Canada ban President-elect Donald Trump from entering the country as of November 2024 because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: A person is only declared inadmissible when they try to cross into the country, and no credib
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts About Missing Boy ‘Grayson Costain’ Are Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts about a missing boy named Grayson Costain diagnosed with autism real? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has debunked many similar stories about a missing child in various locations before. These bait-and-switch post
The Dispatch→ When Drive-By Punditry Goes Wrong
An anti-globalization critique says a lot more about the critic.
The Dispatch→ Secretary DeSanctimonious
Ron DeSantis leading Trump’s Pentagon makes sense for both. Sort of.
The Dispatch→ A New Theory of Relativity
On grading morality on a curve.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Jeanine Pirro Criticizing Trump Over Pardons, The Original Fox News Segment Was About Biden
Did Fox host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro criticize President-elect Donald Trump over pardons? No, that's not true: An authentic video of Pirro was included in a social media post with photographs of Trump. In reality, Pirro was cr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The ship resting at the bottom of the Atlantic is the Titanic, not the Olympic
"The famed ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic is actually not The Titanic. It is her near-identical sister ship The Olympic."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Answering Survey Will NOT Get Respondents $10 UGG Boots
Will Facebook users be able to answer a survey and receive a pair of UGG boots for $10? No, that's not true: The senior PR manager for UGG told Lead Stories this was not true. The survey takes users to two websites, neither of whose URLs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About ‘Serial Killer’ Robert Thibodeau Are FALSE
Were social media posts genuinely warning the public in late 2024 about Robert Thibodeau, who was being called a "serial killer on the run" in communities over 2,500 miles apart? No, that's not true: Tipton County, Tennessee, Sheriff Shan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Convoy Does NOT Show Seoul, South Korea, Under Martial Law — Training Exercise Picture
Does an image showing a convoy of military vehicles driving through a city at night depict the situation in South Korea when martial law was declared on December 3, 2024? No, that's not true: The photo is from January 25, 2024, and it sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Researcher Who Died In Malaysia Airlines Crash Was NOT Planning To Declare Virus A ‘Man-Made Disease’
Was a prominent HIV researcher who died in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 planning to declare the virus a "man-made disease"? No, that's not true: Dr. Joep Lange's work in the field of HIV/AIDS focused largely on developing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wendy’s, Olive Garden, Other Restaurant Companies Did NOT Donate To Trump In 2024 Election
Did Wendy's, Olive Garden and 13 other restaurant companies named in a social media post donate to Donald Trump in the 2024 election? No, that's not true: None of the political action committees for the restaurants listed in the social me
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say ‘Diddy and Epstein client list’ will be released on inauguration day
“Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the NFL didn’t cancel Beyoncé’s Christmas NFL halftime show, saying she’s “not a good artist”
The NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show.
PolitiFact→ Readers’ Choice: Vote for the 2024 Lie of the Year!
It’s time for PolitiFact’s readers to make their case for the annual Lie of the Year. Choose one of our finalists or add your own.
Full Fact→ Picture of South Korean protest predates martial law attempt
An image is circulating on social media with claims that it shows people protesting the declaration of martial law in the country on 3 December—when it was actually taken days before.
Full Fact→ No, a ‘jail’ is not being built in front of the White House
A false claim is being widely shared online that a stand being erected next to the White House is a prison, when it’s nothing of the kind. It’s the traditional presidential inauguration viewing stand.
The Dispatch→ U.K. Parliament Presses Ahead With Assisted Suicide Bill
‘If a patient wants to die, then to many people, it seems as if medicine has an obligation to help them get dead.’
The Dispatch→ The Bullshit Artists Coming for the Deep State
Cold hard Kash.
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden’s Legacy of Failure
He was elected in 2020 to put an end to Trump’s movement. It’s bigger than ever.
The Dispatch→ The Media’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Bias. It’s Self-Importance.
The industry is a mess in part because it believed its own hype.
The Dispatch→ What’s Funny About a Second Trump Term?
How can comedians possibly do four more years of this?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were NOT Manufactured By Military Contractors, But By Pfizer And Moderna
Were COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by military contractors rather than by Pfizer and Moderna? No, that's not true: FDA inspection records show the vaccines were made in drug industry labs. Pfizer pointed Lead Stories to publicly availabl
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Donald Trump didn’t order Dallas police to prepare to arrest a JFK assassination suspect
Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
The Dispatch→ Suckers and Fighters, Revisited
How should Democrats respond to the Hunter Biden pardon?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Using IVF Does NOT Prove That She Is Transgender
Does the fact that Michelle Obama stated she had used in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to get pregnant prove she is a trans woman? No, that's not true: For IVF to work, the person needs to have a uterus. Lead Stories did not find anything
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fired for no American flag? No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t call for terminating teachers.
"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About COVID Vaccine Doses for Infants
Internet users are misinterpreting the CDC vaccination guidelines.